The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-01

ARTICLE I.
The name and style of the corporation is de
Cleared 80 be the JENNINGS ACADEMY, its
dpmiGile shPlE be IN the Town Of Jennings GAlea-
ssu parish Louisiana. and the President Thereof,
or ii his absence the Vice President thereof shall
be the proper person or officer upon whom AL
citations aud ether legal process shall be served
Such corporation shall have and enjoy succession
by its corporate name for period OF ninety-ElIne
900 years from and after tho date hereof 1t shall
have authority 70 hold receive AID purchase and
convey property, both real and personal, and may
have q seal with Bueh Inscriptions and device aas
may be agreed upon by the Board Of Directors.
ARTICLE II.
| The puTposes and objects Of this corporation
are to erect budding for school purposes hire
| teacher or teachers to conduct said school.
ARTICLE III. s
Tho capital stock of said earporationis hereby
declared 10 be TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS ($2,50G) to be divided into
Five Hundred 900 shares Of Five Dollars f$5.l0l
each, the same TO be paid In such maRner and
amounts as the Board Of Directors may determine.
Said corporation may, however, commence bust
ness as soon as one Thousand dollars Of said CAPT
tai stock shall have been subscribed,
n ARTICLE N.
The corporate powers Of this corporation are
hereby vested In Beard Of Directors TO be Gsul-
posed OF D. -. 4ANiRUS a. III, AdcEARLAIN.
u. s. QUITTING, y. sDIisOGHN, Wh J.,
BRIGGS, z. NJ BURKE. and who shall cOnsti-
tuto the first Board Of Directors with the said
j., y. Cutting as president and the said d -, An.
drHs as Yi8epfesiaent thereof they shall hold
Z their Offices until the first Monday ID April "A
u. 1853 until their successors shall have been
duly elected and qualified,
on the fTst Monday sQt January, a, D.I 1855
and annually thereafter, an election for Directors
TO serve for the ensuing year shall be held at the
office Of the Company and tbs Directors as chosen
shall take their seats en- the first Monday n April
following their election and shall hold theil
offices until their sueeeSaOTs shall have been elect
] / ed and qualified.
! They shall elect a President and Wee President
{ from empng their number immediately aiier the,
take their seats, who shall serve until the mex
: BeaEd shall elect Their successors. "A majority o
q said Board Of DirectpTs shall constitute quorum
ser the tEansaetien ef business. All eestions a.
, Directors shall be Wy ballot majority of til
Z votes cast shall elect, and each share Of stool
shall be entitled 10 pne vote, either IN person o
sApeIlntendenee q two eaminissloaeEs, 70 y
salsetsd BY the Beard Of Directors In office st til
I time Of the election.
ARFICIsElg.
+ In case Of dissolution The affairs and bnsines
Of tbls corporation shall be nquidated by thFe
G0msnissienQrs, 70 be elected from among tn
: stockholders at the meeting called to dissolve til
same who shall continue ia office until al til
business gf SAID corporation shall have been iqq
[ ARTICLE vi
No stoekhoider shall ever be Liable Or respOnS
bic ton the contracts tan{tB Of said e0lpogatio
, ID any further sum than the unpaid balance dll
2 to the corporation on the shares agnad by hin
nor shall any mere ntoEmality in the OrgaIiz8tio
Z Of this corporation have tbs effsct Of rendorinl
2 the ohaFter null or Of exposing n stnck hpldef 4
!, any liability beyond the amount OF his stock.
Thus done and passed IN my eiiee, af4Jenuinga
Z Louisiana, IN the preAeRpe Of X. Al BRIeas am
, JeDsqN HARRls, competent witnesses, resi1inl
IN Calgaslel parish, La, Who heTeHntO sUbaefibe
their naEnss together with said parties alld Ine
Notary on tho day and date sst Forth III tue oar
! ton thereof
: 0riginal Signed A. D. 9tcFARLAIE,
) u. 81 QUITTING,
Il rs. IL CARY,
-. u. lASDRUS
y -. II. 6ABrHEER,
q. IT. MORSE
ID. nERDuEN
Nj JOHN BURT
SCaAY3T BROS
!. u W. HUIBURI
DC, MONA lfEIN
n. m, BaIGSS
I Jt1as0E HARRIS
". S. BRIGGS
G sSsa0l Fl. III. BB3ikE,
\ Ls5 Notary 4 nhlie
Y 49, EaieAsiplr Earish III.